Instructor Feedback Forum
Welcome! We are interested in learning about your ideas for improving Cisco Networking Academy. If you need assistance or would like to report a problem, please contact the support desk.
For the latest updates on Cisco Networking Academy releases please see Cisco Networking Academy Notes.
287 results found
-
reputation points to be given as per share idea
reputation points to be given for instructor for taking interest and effort for sharing idea and giving ideas for academy site
7 votesThank you so much for your input. We are planning an evaluation of our community ‘activity points’ for instructor recognition. This effort will hopefully stream line the activity that is most helpful and meaningful to our active instructors. We will consider you input as part of our evaluation. Please stay tuned as the points system for Community NetAcad.com engagement evolves!
-
7 votes
Thanks for your feedback. We like the idea and will consider it in the future. However, we will not be able to implement this now. There are browser add-ons to sync book marks across different devices.
-
Convert CyberOps VMs to VMware Compatible
I have a problem with the CyberOps course regarding the VMs. Currently the VMs are based on VirtuablBox. The problem with this on a campus netowrk is that there is no way to prevent the student from changing the network adapter from host only (private network) to Bridged. Bridged allows the VM to act a host on the LAN. Allowing students to fire up Kali linux on a campus LAN is a major NO-NO.
I do have access to vSphere (VMware virtualization) where we can alter permissions on the VMs so the students cannot change the network adapters. This would…
7 votesThank you for the feedback. Unfortunately we are not going to implement your suggestion at this time. As a workaround, you try the video below that shows how to do import OVA files into VMware Workstation and WMware Fusion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiZMB0tLgLg -
CCNA Instructor Fast Track Certificate
Dear Sir,
I have taken the fast track ccna instructor exam and passed with flying colors. I would appreciate if i can get the certificate of that course taken on February 2014. I humbly request you to provide me the CCNA instructor certificate .6 votesArchived ·
AdminSandra Ray
(Customer Support Director, or Executive, Cisco Networking Academy)
responded
Thank you for the suggestion. We are closing this idea at this time as the number of votes for this were relatively low. Individuals can open a new idea for this in the future.
-
Inactive student
If we enroll student in class and after 2 module completion student freeze or drop the course and he will be show inactive in other 3rd and 4th module in the class. This impact on the academy performance. Solution of this problem is needed. In old view this is not happened.
6 votes -
Demonstration licences for software products
Would it be possible for Cisco to offer demonstration licences for software packages like prime. So a local install could be used as an alternative to cloud based options like dcloud/dev net. to allow students to see and experience the types of software used in industry.
6 votesThanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, we will not be able to support this idea at this time.
-
final grades, IT Essentials
Can you make it so that students can retake the final (with instructor's permission) and have the latest grade count? Now the students cannot qualify for a letter, only a certificate, if they get less than 80 on the final ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. Subsequent attempts do not count.
6 votesThanks for your suggestion. Unfortunately, we will not be able to implement this idea at this time.
-
Make assessment questions more closely reflect the chapter content.
Each Cisco exam seemingly has at least one question where the answer does not match what the chapter content states.
Examples: In CCNA2 R&S Chapter 3 Exam there's a question regarding using the RIP network. The chapter states the command enables RIP advertisements on interfaces that belong to the specified network. On the exam the answer is "it identifies the interfaces that belong to a specified network." Identifying a network is much different than enabling RIP to advertise across an interface.
In Chapter 4 Exam there is a question regarding the identification of the destination address of a broadcast frame.…
6 votesThank you for the feedback. Your concerns have been passed along to our product manager. Also, to help us improve our exams, please submit any exam question concerns thru the support desk. They can work with the correct teams to get the course content and/or exam questions updated.
-
Mobile Messaging Notification System
The messaging system is useful, however outside of the school house students almost never use it. I believe this may be due to a lack of a notification system. For Chrome, I know it's possible to implement 'Push Notifications'. In that instance, if they've logged into Netacad from their browser, be it on a phone or laptop, they can receive notifications that they have received a message. Another alternative could be a very lightweight android or IOS app for just logging into the messaging system, and ensuring they get notifications for incoming messages. If the app route is an option,…
6 votesArchived ·AdminSandra Ray
(Customer Support Director, or Executive, Cisco Networking Academy)
responded
We appreciate your suggestion. We are not able to add this feature at this time. We will keep this in mind for future releases.
-
Resources for other CCNx tracks
Is it possible to add support for other CCNA/CCNP tracks beyond
R&S, such as Collaboration or Wireless
not as full courses but as basic resources
like the former voice primer E.G. as equipment/software bundles and some basic starter materials.6 votesArchived ·AdminSandra Ray
(Customer Support Director, or Executive, Cisco Networking Academy)
responded
Thank you for the suggestion. We will consider this for future enhancements. Please watch the instructor newsletter for details on new course information.
- NetAcad Support
-
Keep students from being able to go back and forth on final exams questions
When we have students taking exams and sitting close together. As they can go back and forth between questions, they can share the answers. The suggestion would be to not allow this back and forth or to grey out the screen of the questions when they are answered.
It says also in the advanced activation that they are randomized but sitting behind students, I noticed they have same questions for same question numbers.6 votesThanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately we will not be able to implement at this time.
-
Allow Instructor trainer to customized SBA packet tracer exam and activity
Allow only Instructor trainer for modification of any SBA packet tracer exam for their Instructor classes
6 votesThanks for the idea. Unfortunately, we will not be able to implement your suggestion at this time. We will keep your idea for future reference.
-
change courses I am teaching to default in progress
Change default on courses I am teaching back to in progress instead of all courses. Either I have to change that each time or search for my current classes.
6 votesArchived ·AdminSandra Ray
(Customer Support Director, or Executive, Cisco Networking Academy)
responded
You are correct the default view is set to All Courses. This can be changed using the filter option on the right. Once you change your view the system will remember this choice for the next time you log in to Cisco NetAcad.
- NetAcad Support
-
Make firstname surname editable by instructor
So if we make a mistake we can fix it without having to delete the student and add them again. Saving the student from having to do the registration process again.
6 votesArchived ·AdminSandra Ray
(Customer Support Director, or Executive, Cisco Networking Academy)
responded
Thank you for the suggestion. All Students have the ability to change their name once they log into the site from their profile page. A new account should not have to be created for the student.
-
Snap version of Packet Tracer
Packet Tracer is depended on older
libpng12. Ubuntu and more-up-to-date systems uselibpng16. The problem is thatusrmergebecomes a conflict forlibpng12, so we can't run PT. A solution for this could be a Snap version so that PT can still continue to use older libraries.6 votesArchived ·AdminSandra Ray
(Customer Support Director, or Executive, Cisco Networking Academy)
responded
Thank you for this feedback. We have sent this information directly to the Packet Tracer team. They will look to implement in a future version.
- NetAcad Support
-
Lanzar los cursos de CCNA VOIP, CCNA WIRELESS, CCDA y CCNA DATA CENTER como parte de la curricula de Cisco Networking Academy
Estimados,
Me gustaría y no creo que solo a mi, sino también a muchos de nuestros instructores, que dentro de la plataforma de Netacad se puedan aperturar y obviamente lanzar los cursos que ya desde hace mucho tiempo se requieren.
Hablo de los cursos que coloco en lista.
CCNA WIRELESS
CCNA VOIP
CCNA DATA CENTER
CCDA
Considero que al lanzar estos cursos ya estaríamos dando mayores opciones a los estudiantes de elegir cursos de buen nivel con miras a especializarse no solo en R&S o seguridad, sino también en temas inalambricos, de VOZ sobre IP, diseño de redes e incluso…6 votesArchived ·AdminSandra Ray
(Customer Support Director, or Executive, Cisco Networking Academy)
responded
Gracias por la sugerencia. Consideraremos esto para futuras mejoras. Por favor mire el boletín de instructores mensual para obtener detalles sobre información de nuevos cursos.
-
To have Netacad ID in Certificate
All students should get a certificate with Netacad ID so that it can be verified
5 votesThanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately we will not be able to implement at this time.
-
Better search options
It would be great if we could do a search for a subject from one central area and it would takes us to the location within the curriculum. Current searches take us to posted blogs or we have to create a course in order to search for the subject in question. With the recent change from CCNA 5.03 to 6.0 it would be a great time saver.
5 votesArchived ·AdminSandra Ray
(Customer Support Director, or Executive, Cisco Networking Academy)
responded
Thank you for the suggestion. We are not able to implement at this time. We do encourage you to use the search feature in the curriculum. This idea will be archived for possible future enhancements.
-
Allow instructor to change the date settings of Students profile
Allow instructor to change or set a unique date format for all the class, So this way could avoid differente date formats for the students when they or the instructor download the certificates and letters.
5 votesThanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, we will not be able to implement at this time.
-
Allow students to upload more than one google doc file at a time when submitting assignments
At this time my students cannot upload more than one file from google docs. My University uses google docs and gmail for everything. For example for my packet tracer lab submissions, I require my students upload the completed packet tracer file and the completed word document. They cannot do this using google docs. They can only upload one file per assignment.
5 votesThanks for your suggestion. Unfortunately based on the votes and priorities of other ideas, we are unable to implement at this time. We will keep your suggestion for a future implementation.
